Investigation: Invertebrates I In your teams, you will investigate 4 major phyla of invertebrates. Working as a team, each student will make a trading card of one representative organism from each of the 4 phyla (4 cards each). Four Phyla to be investigated:
Required elements for trading cards: □4 2-sided trading cards (each is ¼th the size of A4 size paper) Front of card: □Large mug shot(s) (picture or drawing) of your representative organism □Your name and date: small type in bottom right corner Back of card: □Small mug shots (picture or drawing); should only take up ¼ or less of the backside □Common and/or scientific names of representative organism □Classification (Taxonomy): Name of Phylum □General description of the phyla (one sentence) □List three other example organisms that belong to each of the phyla □Common (shared) characteristics of each phylum □The number of shared characteristics per phyla you should find: Sponges (5), Cnidaria (4), Flatworms (4), Roundworms (2), and Segmented Worms (3) □Body Plan- These may be included in your common characteristics □What type of symmetry? □How many tissue layers? □What type of digestive cavity? □What type of body cavity? □MRS. NERG: The following life processes must be included for each phylum… □Movement: all phyla □Reproduction (must be detailed!): all phyla oDescribe how they reproduce oDescribe some advantages and disadvantages of how they reproduce □Sensitivity: Cnidarians only □Nutrition: all phyla □Excretion: optional □Respiration: all these phyla use diffusion □Growth: optional □Habitat: where do they live? □At least one interesting fact about each phyla or representative organism □Bonus: Ecological importance of each phyla □Bonus: describe any key evolutionary adaptations observed in each phyla The following resources will get you started: ØStart with your Science Textbook! ØPBS The Shape of Life: http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/animals/index.html
In your teams, you will investigate 4 major phyla of invertebrates. Working as a team, each student will make a trading card of one representative organism from each of the 4 phyla (4 cards each).
Four Phyla to be investigated:
Required elements for trading cards:
□ 4 2-sided trading cards (each is ¼th the size of A4 size paper)
Front of card:
□ Large mug shot(s) (picture or drawing) of your representative organism
□ Your name and date: small type in bottom right corner
Back of card:
□ Small mug shots (picture or drawing); should only take up ¼ or less of the backside
□ Common and/or scientific names of representative organism
□ Classification (Taxonomy): Name of Phylum
□ General description of the phyla (one sentence)
□ List three other example organisms that belong to each of the phyla
□ Common (shared) characteristics of each phylum
□ The number of shared characteristics per phyla you should find: Sponges (5), Cnidaria (4), Flatworms (4), Roundworms (2), and Segmented Worms (3)
□ Body Plan- These may be included in your common characteristics
□ What type of symmetry?
□ How many tissue layers?
□ What type of digestive cavity?
□ What type of body cavity?
□ MRS. NERG: The following life processes must be included for each phylum…
□ Movement: all phyla
□ Reproduction (must be detailed!): all phyla
o Describe how they reproduce
o Describe some advantages and disadvantages of how they reproduce
□ Sensitivity: Cnidarians only
□ Nutrition: all phyla
□ Excretion: optional
□ Respiration: all these phyla use diffusion
□ Growth: optional
□ Habitat: where do they live?
□ At least one interesting fact about each phyla or representative organism
□ Bonus: Ecological importance of each phyla
□ Bonus: describe any key evolutionary adaptations observed in each phyla
The following resources will get you started:
Ø Start with your Science Textbook!
Ø PBS The Shape of Life: http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/animals/index.html